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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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