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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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