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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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