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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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