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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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