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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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