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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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