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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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