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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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