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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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