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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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