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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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