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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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