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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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