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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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