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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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