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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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