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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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