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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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