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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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