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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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