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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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