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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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