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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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