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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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