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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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