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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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