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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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