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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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