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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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