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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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