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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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