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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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