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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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