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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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