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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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