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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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