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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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