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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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