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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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