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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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