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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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