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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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