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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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