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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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