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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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