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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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