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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies 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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