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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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