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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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