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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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