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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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