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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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