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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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