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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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