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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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