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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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