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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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