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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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