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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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