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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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