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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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