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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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