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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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