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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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