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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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