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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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