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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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