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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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