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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)