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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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