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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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