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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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