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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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