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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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