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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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