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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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