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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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