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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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