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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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