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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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