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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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