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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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