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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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