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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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