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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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