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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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