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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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