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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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