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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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