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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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