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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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