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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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