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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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