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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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