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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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