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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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