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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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