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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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