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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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