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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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