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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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