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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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