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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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