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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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