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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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