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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the 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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