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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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