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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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