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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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