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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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