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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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