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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key 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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