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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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