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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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