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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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