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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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