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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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