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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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