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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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