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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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