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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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