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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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