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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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