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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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