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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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