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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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