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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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