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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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