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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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