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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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