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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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