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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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