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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bulgaria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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