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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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