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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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