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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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