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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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