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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important 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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