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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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