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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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