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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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