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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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