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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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