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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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