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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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