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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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