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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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