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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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