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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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