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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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