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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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