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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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