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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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