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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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