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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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