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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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