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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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