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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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