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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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