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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines 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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