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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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