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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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