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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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