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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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