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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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