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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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