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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies 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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