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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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