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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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