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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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