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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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