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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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