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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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