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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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