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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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