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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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