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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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