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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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