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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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