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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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