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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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