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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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