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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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