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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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