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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are making it possible for people all around 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. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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