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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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