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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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