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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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