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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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