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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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