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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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