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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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