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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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