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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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