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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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