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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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