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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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