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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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