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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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