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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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