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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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