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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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