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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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