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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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