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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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