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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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