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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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