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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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