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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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