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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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