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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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