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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not 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 variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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