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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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