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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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