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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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