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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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