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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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