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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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