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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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