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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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