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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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