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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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