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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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