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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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