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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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