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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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