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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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