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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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