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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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