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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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