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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning enable students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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