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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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