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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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