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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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