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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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