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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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