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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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