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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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