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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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