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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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