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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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