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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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