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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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