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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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