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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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