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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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