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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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