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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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