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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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