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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily 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 numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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