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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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