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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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