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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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