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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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