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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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