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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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