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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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