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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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