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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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