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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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