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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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