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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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