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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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