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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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