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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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