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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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