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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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