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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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