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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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