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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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