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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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