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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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