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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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