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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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