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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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