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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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