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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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