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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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