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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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