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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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