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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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