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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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