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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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