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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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