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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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