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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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