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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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