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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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