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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing 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 articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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