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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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