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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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