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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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