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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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