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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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