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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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