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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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