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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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