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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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