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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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