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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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