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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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