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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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