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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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