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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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