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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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