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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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