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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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