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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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