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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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