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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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