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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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