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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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