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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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