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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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