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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the major 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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