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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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