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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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