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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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