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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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