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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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