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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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