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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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