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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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