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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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