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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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