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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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