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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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