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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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