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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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