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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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