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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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