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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What 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 stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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