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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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