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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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