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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)