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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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