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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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