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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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