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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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