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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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