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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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