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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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