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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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