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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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