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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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