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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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