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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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