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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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