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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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