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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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