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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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