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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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