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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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