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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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