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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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