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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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