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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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