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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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