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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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