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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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