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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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