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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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