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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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