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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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