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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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