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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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