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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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