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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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