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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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