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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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