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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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