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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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