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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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