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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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