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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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