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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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