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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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