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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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