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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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