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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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