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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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