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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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