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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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