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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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