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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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