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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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