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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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