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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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