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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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