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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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