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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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