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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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