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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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