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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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