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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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