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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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