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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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