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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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