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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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