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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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