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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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