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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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