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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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