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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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