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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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