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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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