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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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