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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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