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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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