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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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