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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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