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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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