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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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