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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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