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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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