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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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