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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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