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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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