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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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