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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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