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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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