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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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