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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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