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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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