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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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