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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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