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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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