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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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