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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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