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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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