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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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