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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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