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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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