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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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