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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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