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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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