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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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