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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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