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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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