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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education enable students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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