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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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