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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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