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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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