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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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