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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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