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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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