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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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