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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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