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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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