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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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