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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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