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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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