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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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