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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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