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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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