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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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