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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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