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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines 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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