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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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