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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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