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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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