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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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