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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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