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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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