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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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