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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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