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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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