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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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