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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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