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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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