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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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