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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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