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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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