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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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