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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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