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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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