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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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