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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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