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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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