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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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