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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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