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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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