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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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