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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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