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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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