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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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