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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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