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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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