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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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