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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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