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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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