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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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