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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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