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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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