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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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