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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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