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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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