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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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