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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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