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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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