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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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