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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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