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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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