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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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