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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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