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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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