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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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