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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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