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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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