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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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