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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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